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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published: Jan 2007
Genre: Fiction - General
Retail Price: $14.99
Pages: 400
Young widow and mother of two Sarah Laden becomes the foster mother to Jordan, a neighborhood boy who has survived a terrible tragedy, but when the delicate balance that holds her family together begins to crumble, the Ladens will all face truths about themselves and one another. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
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